Herculaneum

n. 赫库兰尼姆(因维苏威火山大喷发而埋没的古城)

发音

UK /ˌhɜːkjuˈleɪni.əm/
US /ˌhɜɹkjəˈleɪni.əm/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    An ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin.

词源

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Herculaneum, named for the mythical figure Hercules.

来源:wiktionary